IPG Photonics

IPG is the world’s largest manufacturer of high power diode lasers. Multiple megawatts of rated diode power roll out of our highly automated factories on a quarterly basis. Over a decade of intense innovation and investment results in diodes which are brighter, more reliable, efficient and compact than any competing diode solution.

IPG diodes are available in the 445–465 nm and 790–980 nm range of the near infrared spectrum, where the sweet spots of diode laser performance reside. Our scientists painstakingly perfected the diode design and manufacturing process to push individual device lifetime beyond 100,000 hours. When deployed in ensembles, IPG’s diode solutions exceed the most demanding industrial reliability requirements.

High Peak Power delivers an all new QCW mode to CW lasers, available exclusively from IPG in the latest releases of YLR and YLS lasers. High Peak Power is made possible by IPGs QCW diode designs, which have the ability to provide very high peak power for short duty cycles, with real-time capability of switching to CW mode.

- faster & cleaner piercing

- increased quality

- repeatability

- less waste

IPG CW fiber lasers in the ≤100 W power range typically have fixed wavelengths. Most of these low power models allow the user to select the wavelength over a certain range prior to purchase. For ytterbium lasers, the typical wavelength range is 1030–1090 nm (Yb CW fiber lasers in the range 978–1020 nm are also available); for erbium lasers the range is 1535–1565–nm; for thulium lasers the range is 1.9–2.05 µm. Green lasers operate near 532 ± 18 nm. Raman lasers can supply emission in the 1.1 1.8 µm range. Wavelength-tunable lasers are also available on special order.

High power kilowatt-class fiber laser sources are available from one to hundreds of kilowatts average power. Housed in rugged cabinets, these systems are designed to operate in industrial manufacturing environments. A variety of beam delivery and process head options provide the ultimate flexibility in optimizing one laser for many different applications. IPG high power industrial fiber lasers are recognized as reliable and productive tools in demanding industries such as automotive, aerospace and oil & gas.

High power kilowatt-class fiber laser sources are available from one to hundreds of kilowatts average power. Housed in rugged cabinets, these systems are designed to operate in industrial manufacturing environments. A variety of beam delivery and process head options provide the ultimate flexibility in optimizing one laser for many different applications. IPG high power industrial fiber lasers are recognized as reliable and productive tools in demanding industries such as automotive, aerospace and oil & gas.

YLS-AMB Adjustable Mode Beam lasers provide up to 25 kW total output power with independent and dynamic control of the size and intensity of the core and ring beams and automatic tuning of output beam mode parameters. The central core delivers up to 15 kW output power, this flexibility allows processing of a wider range of material thicknesses, improves piercing and cutting speed and quality, as well as optimizing welding performance by virtually eliminating spatter. YLS-AMB provides any combination of a small-spot high intensity bright core to a larger ring-shaped beam allowing processing of a wider range of material thicknesses and as well as optimizing welding performance.

IPG Photonics' reliable, compact and energy efficient fiber lasers offer ultimate flexibility in materials processing applications. Fiber lasers are power scalable with no change in beam mode parameters, making the same laser equally suited for high, medium and low power applications. A wide range of optical heads and scanners allows fiber lasers to be easily optimized for different applications from precision cutting to welding, marking and surface treatment. IPG state-of-the-art welding heads, cutting heads and scanning based processing systems have been designed to provide unprecedented results under unmatched laser power-levels. IPG’s expertise in optical design for high-laser powers laid the foundations for its’ process heads.

IPG's compact, efficient, robust and powerful mid-IR hybrid fiber pumped (fiber-to-bulk hybrid) solid state lasers are the preferred choice for a variety of applications including non-metal processing, non-destructive inspection, non-invasive medical diagnosis, laser scalpel, spectroscopy, remote sensing, imaging and OPO pumping. Defense applications include IR countermeasures, stand-off detection of explosion hazards, eye-safe seekers for smart munitions and covert communications.

IPG’s nanosecond fiber lasers are ideal for industrial applications from laser ablation, marking, trimming, scribing, micro-machining, diamond and silicon cutting, to high speed hole drilling. They feature low divergence and can provide the fluence required for high speed marking of both plastics and metals, including highly reflective materials. High power lasers are optimized for surface treatment applications. From UV to mid-IR, from 1 W to 5 kW, the versatility of IPG's pulsed fiber lasers is unparalleled.

IPG Photonics offers a broad range of industrial grade picosecond and femtosecond pulsed fiber lasers. In comparison to nanosecond lasers, ultrafast is a "cold" process that reduces melt and HAZ, so there is less recast material. Femto and picosecond lasers also produce fewer micro-cracks and overall higher surface quality. These ultrafast lasers are ideal for a wide variety of industrial, medical and scientific applications.

IPG’s nanosecond fiber lasers are ideal for industrial applications from laser ablation, marking, trimming, scribing, micro-machining, diamond and silicon cutting, to high speed hole drilling. They feature low divergence and can provide the fluence required for high speed marking of both plastics and metals, including highly reflective materials. High power lasers are optimized for surface treatment applications. From UV to mid-IR, from 1 W to 5 kW, the versatility of IPG's pulsed fiber lasers is unparalleled.

Ultrafast or “ultra-short-pulse lasers” with picosecond or femtosecond pulse durations are of tremendous interest for a growing number of commercial applications due to their extremely high peak powers. These high intensities enable precise micromachining together with minimal thermal input to the surrounding material but present a challenge for fiber based delivery and laser architectures. This means that until recently only very bulky, complex multi-stage solid state or disk laser designs were commercially available.